Vishal Srivastava advises and represents clients in domestic and international arbitration arising from commercial contracts, construction and infrastructure projects, government contracts, tender-related claims, and cross-border transactions. Holding an LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution from the University of Birmingham, UK, he combines academic grounding with hands-on experience across the full lifecycle of arbitral proceedings from pre-arbitration strategy to enforcement of final awards.
His practice involves advising on dispute strategy, drafting and settling statements of claim and defence, counterclaims, and procedural applications, and assisting in the conduct of arbitral hearings, including evidence management and cross-examination. He regularly works alongside senior counsel in high-value and time-sensitive arbitrations, with particular focus on issues of jurisdiction, limitation, contractual interpretation, damages, delay claims, wrongful termination, blacklisting, bank guarantees, cost escalation, variation claims, and contractual risk allocation.
He advises clients in disputes arising from infrastructure, EPC, construction, energy, mining, real estate, and commercial projects, including breach of contract claims, government and procurement-related disputes, commercial recoveries, and business-critical enforcement actions. His experience includes matters involving complex contractual interpretation, performance obligations, extensions of time, liquidated damages, invocation of bank guarantees, termination disputes, and claims arising from project execution and contractual non-performance.
He also represents clients in arbitration-related court proceedings before Indian courts, including applications for interim relief, appointment and challenge of arbitrators, setting aside proceedings, enforcement of domestic and foreign arbitral awards, and other ancillary proceedings under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, ensuring continuity between arbitral proceedings and connected litigation.
Vishal advises on litigation strategy, pleadings, interim reliefs, jurisdictional challenges, writ proceedings, and appellate litigation, with a strong focus on procedural law, contractual interpretation, and commercially effective dispute resolution. He regularly works alongside senior counsel in high-stakes and time-sensitive matters requiring urgent strategic and legal intervention.
Key Focus Areas
- Commercial and Contractual Disputes
- Construction and Infrastructure Arbitration
- Government Contracts and Tender-Related Claims
- Cross-Border and Institutional Arbitration
- Interim Reliefs, Enforcement, and Challenge of Arbitral Awards
- Delay, Termination & Bank Guarantee Disputes
- Commercial Recovery & Enforcement Proceedings
- Writs, Jurisdictional Challenges & Appellate Litigation
- Contractual Risk, Damages & Enforcement Claims
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